Loudoun Heights (Mountain)
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| Loudoun Heights | |
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 Loudoun Heights from US-340 in West Virginia |
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| Elevation | 1180 feet (360 meters) |
| Location | Virginia, USA |
| Range | Blue Ridge Mountains |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Loudoun Heights is the first peak of the Blue Ridge Mountain south of the Potomac River in Loudoun County, Virginia and Jefferson County, West Virginia.
The peak overlooks Harpers Ferry and was used by Stonewall Jackson to bombard the town during the Battle of Harpers Ferry. It was also the scene of the first and perhaps worst defeat for Confederate Partisan John Mosby at the hands of the Cole's Maryland Cavalry during the Battle of Loudoun Heights.
The Appalachian Trail traverses the peak before descending its northwestern slope to the Shenandoah River and Harpers Ferry. A spur trail called the Loudoun Heights Trail (actually the original route of the AT) leads off the AT down the northern slope, passing by Civil War earthworks, before crossing the Potomac on the U.S. Route 340 bridge and rejoining the AT at Sandy Hook, Maryland.
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